Wire tie for bags, bales, bundles, and packages.



J. S. SLOSSON. WIRE TIE FOR mes, BA BUNDLES, AND PACKAGES.

' APPLIOATIO ED JAN. 3, 1913.

1,076,245. PatentedOct. 21, 1913.

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JAMES s. SLOSSON, on NEW BRIGHTON, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO curroan L. MILLER e 00., or NEW YORK, N. Y.

WIRE TIE FOR BAGS, BALES, BUNDLES, AND PACKAGES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 3, 1913.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES S. SLossoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at 287 Tompkins avenue, New Brighton, borough of Richmond, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improve. ments in Wire Ties for Bags, Bales, Bundles, and Packages fully described and represented in the following specification and the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the same.

The object of this invention is to provide a wire-tie in which the ends of the tie are twisted together when securing the article, and in which the extreme ends or terminals of the wire may be directed toward the parcel upon which the tie is placed, and lie close thereto when the ends of the tie are twisted together, so as to be removed from proximity to the fingers when untwisting or disengaging the tie. This is a matter of great importance, as a twisted wire tie of any class is of very little ractical value unless it can be quickly un astened by the fingers, and without injury to the fingers, or any liability of the tie itself to become deranged by accidental engagement of the extreme ends ofthe wire with other objects. This object is attained by making the blank for the wire tie with ends reflexed upon the body of the tie and twisted into engaging or interlocking coils in securing the ends of the tie together. This construction permits the formation of an eye in the outer end of the loop where the end of the wire is refiexed upon the body-portion; but avoids the projection of any sharp or rough ends of wire adjacent to such eyes, or elsewhere, which sharp ends with some of the ties heretofore used have been Very objectionable in tearing the fingers and catching in loose articles.

By folding over the ends of the wire close upon the body of the tie, for a sufiicient distance to be wound fully into the coils which unite the ends of the tie when twisted together, the terminals of the wire are directed toward the bale, bundle, ackage, or the neck of the bag upon which the tie is secured, and are thus wholly removed from proximity to the fingers when loosening or disengaging the tie.

Where the Parcels or bags to be tied have uniform dimensions, the ties and the length the body of the folds upon their ends may be so proportioned that all of the folded portion may be wound into the coils which are formed in securing the tie, and the terminal ends of the wire in that case lie in contact with the parcel and cannot possibly catch in any loose object. Where the articles vary somewhat in size and uniform ties are used, the ends of the wire may terminate in the coils at a little distance from the article; but if the twist is made by a suitable tool, the terminal ends are so closely interlaid with-the adjacent coils that they do not project therefrom.

The construction will be understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 shows a wire-tie in readiness to wrap about a bag-neck and secure it thereon by twisting the folds together. Fig. 2 shows the tie thus wrapped around a bag-neck 03 indicated by a dotted circle, in readiness for securing upon such bag-neck. Fig. 3 shows the tie secured upon the bag-neck by twisting the folded portions together, with the extreme terminal ends of the wire close to the neck 'of the bag; and Fig. 4 shows the tie secured upon the bag-neck with the ends of the wire wrapped in the coils at a little distance from such neck. Fig.5 shows the tie secured on a square package.

The body a of the tie is shown with re flexed ends b folded close against the side of excepting at the outer end of the body w iere each loop or reflexed portion is bent into an open eye a. The portions 12 are made of suitable length that when twisted together, as indicated by the views in Figs. 2 and 3, they form two or three complete coils b with the eyes somewhat separated to facilitate the untwisting of the tie from the bag neck. Such disengagement is readily effected by grasping the smooth round eyes with the fingers and unwinding the coils, the terminals of the wire being directed away from the fingers toward the parcel, so that they cannot possibly injure the fingers in unfastening the tie.

Fig. 3 shows the folded portions of the tie so proportioned that they extend to the inner ends of the coils b and lie in contact with the neck of the bag, d, which absolutely prevents them from catching in any loose object. It is owing to the double par- I? ll 1,076,245

allel coils Z2 formed by the twisting of four wires together that the-terminals c of the wire can be interlaid between the coils formed by the body-wires a so as to entirely prevent any projection of the terminals which would injure the fingers, and cause the sharp ends to project.

Fig. 4 shows the same tie applied to a bagneck cl or object a little smaller than that shown in Fig. 3, so that the twisting of the tie tight enough to secure the neck closely forms some coils f of the wires 0: beyond the ends of the folded portions 6, but as the end 6 of such folded portions are interlaid between the coils formed by the wire a, they are entirely kept from contact with the fingers in untwisting the tie, and are also kept from catching in any loose object.

Fig. 5 shows the tie secured upon a square parcel, the coils being twisted at the corner of the parcel and the ends 6 of the wire 5 projecting toward such corner and thereby kept from any proximity with the fingers when untwisting the tie.

The essential feature of the invention is the foldin of the ends of the wire over upon the side 0 the body so that such ends may be overlaid with the coils formed in twisting the ends of the tie, and may also be directed away from the portions which must be grasped by the fingers in untwistin the tie. Open loops 0 are shown at the en s of the folds to afford a larger surface for the finers to grasp in untwisting the tie; but such.

.Oops are not essential to the invention, as the tie could be readily untwisted if the folded portion were all of it laid close to the body of the wire.

In twisting the ends of the tie together, the eyes may be adjusted in any convenient manner to facilitate the untwisting of the tie.

It is old to make a tie of two mere wires throughout; also to form eyes upon the ends of a tie by twisting the overlapped portions of the wire separately to the body of the tie adjacent to each of the eyes; but in both of these constructions the terminals of the wire are liable to contact with the fingers in untwisting the tie, and are also liable to catch in extraneous objects, and to thus derange 'the tie.

I am not aware that any tie has been made with ends folded over straight upon the body of the tie, and both the folded ends and body-portion twisted together in interlocked coils, and. the terminals of the wire extended close to the article which is secured and thus directed wholly away from the fingers so as to avoid injury to the same in untwisting the tie.

Having thus set forth thenature of the invention what is claimed herein is:

1. A wire-tie having the ends of the wire folded over straight upon the body of the tie and lying untwisted close thereto, and both of such folded ends and the body of thetie being adapted to twist together in quadruple coils. v

2. A wire-tie having the ends of the wire folded over straight upon the body of the tie and lying untwisted close thereto, with open loops at the ends'of the folds, and the folded portions unsecured. to the body of the tie.

3. A wire-tie having the ends of the wire folded over straight upon the body of the tie and lying untwisted close thereto, with open loops at the outer ends of the folds, and the folded portions upon both ends being twisted together with the body of the wire in quadruple coils, in securing the article, and the terminals of the wire directed toward the article upon which the tie is secured.

4. A wire-tie having the ends of the wire folded over straight upon the body of the tie and lying unt-wisted close thereto, with open loops at the outer ends of the folds and both ends of the tie including such-folded portions twisted into interlocked coils, with the open loops separated suficiently to aid the untwistin of the coils.

5. The comliination, with an article to be secured, of a wire-tie looped about the-article and having the ends of the wire folded over straight upon the body of the tie, and both ends of the tie including such straight folded portions being twisted into interlocked coils, with the terminals of the wire projected toward the article, and the folded ends of the tie projected outwardly to be grasped by thefingers in untwisting the tie.

6. The combination, with the neck. of a bag or other article, of a wire-tie havin the ends of the wire folded over upon the ody of the tie, with open loops at the outer ends of the folds, and both ends of the tie including such folded portions twisted into interlocked coils, and the terminals of the wire in contact with the said article.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES S. SLOSSON. Witnesses L. LEE, Tnomns S. CRANE 

